Austrian version of Maltese history

Natasha Turner writes about a Malta history book written by Vienna-born Andreas Pittler, biographer of Bruno Kreisky, Monty Python and Samuel Beckett. She quotes Dr Pittler:

"Malta is not only an extremely beautiful island with very nice people on it, but it has also a very fascinating history. There are so many topics that would deliver enough stuff for a couple of novels, beginning with the interesting people of the Stone Age, going forward to the Greeks and Romans, the days of the Arabs, the era of the knights of St. John until the time of its Independence. I find each stage very thrilling. There are a lot of persons who would deserve to have a biography written about them (Parissot, Strickland, Mintoff a.s.o.), since they has contributed so much to Europe's history. Although being such a small nation, Malta is really amazing. You have superb beaches, very good food and wonderful people. I found your hospitality always overwhelming, and if it weren't for the smoking-ban I would really intend to live permanently there someday."...